UNSPSC 50487000: Tuber purees

Underground stem modified and bulged where plant stock nutrients are accumulated. which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50487000 Tuber purees is a Class code that encompasses processed potato and similar tuber products in pureed form, though recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows limited direct relevance; the opportunities posted do not substantially feature tuber purees as a primary procurement category. Instead, the tagged solicitations focus on broad food service and school nutrition sourcing spanning fresh produce, canned goods, proteins, dairy, and assembled meal components. The issuing bodies reflect the typical school nutrition and institutional food-service buyer base: school districts (including Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Muscogee County Schools in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, and Douglas County School System in Georgia), state health and corrections departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Veterans Home), and regional buying cooperatives supporting multi-district procurement. No vendor or repeat buyer concentrations emerge from the recent activity.

Geographic spread of tagged opportunities centers heavily on the Southeast (Georgia, Florida) and Texas, with secondary activity in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon), Midwest (Missouri, Illinois), and Mid-Atlantic (Virginia). Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due Jul 13, 2026, IFB with estimated prior-period spend of $1.5 million), the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000017145 for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due Jun 19, 2026, with prior purchase at $13.75 per case), the State of Illinois' RFQ for quarterly weekly food orders at the Illinois Veterans Home (due Jun 26, 2026), and Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 covering 45 elementary, middle, and high schools plus seven distribution kitchens with weekly delivery (due Apr 27, 2026). The code itself shows little focused procurement activity for tuber purees specifically; the tagged records reflect broad institutional food procurement where tuber purees, if purchased at all, would represent a minor commodity line within much larger food-service contracts.